The 3 Best Suction Side Cleaners are all the Same!
When Hayward acquired the PoolCleaner form Poolvergnuegen
a few years back I had a suspicion that they would use the patented parts in
their other pool cleaners. I was correct and Hayward used the V-Flex turbine
from the PoolCleaner in their Navigator and Pool Vac cleaners. What I didn’t
see coming was the duplication of the PoolCleaner model into the Hayward
AquaNaut and the Hayward Phoenix cleaners. This has lead to some confusion in
the industry so this article will try to clear things up.
All three cleaners are the exact same cleaner. That is
it. Just a different shell and a different name. All the internal and external
parts are exactly the same, except for the different shell design and color
scheme. Hayward did not want to lose the PoolCleaner Poolvergnuegen brand name
that they acquired and rightly so. The Poolvergnuegen had a big following at
the time and it was a very popular cleaner for the pool service guys around the
country. The main problem for Hayward then was how do they offer rebates and
incentives on a cleaner that didn’t carry the Hayward name?
Since Hayward owned the Copywrite on the Aquanaut name
but didn’t have a cleaner in development for that brand name, they decided to
just use the PoolCleaner as their newest cleaner and rebranded it the Aquanaut.
There was the talk of killing off the Poolvergnuegen brand but Hayward decided to
keep it and compete against themselves. The Hayward Navigator is the number one
selling pool cleaner followed closely now by the Aquanaut and PoolCleaner. It
was smart of Hayward to keep both names and market the cleaners to different
segments of the market.
Leslie’s Pool Supplies always likes to have their own version of a cleaner to sell to their customers and Hayward obliged by putting
the PoolCleaner into another body and calling it the Phoenix, which is only
sold by Leslie’s Pool Supply. So now there are three versions of the same
cleaner that all look distinctly different from the outer shell.
Now let me go over a few points that I think make this
the best suction side cleaner on the market today.
No
one likes to repair their pool cleaner every year or every 2 years. After
paying $400 for a cleaner we don’t want to see it sitting on the bottom not moving.
Poolvergnuegen was known for the durability of the PoolCleaner and it is
extremely long-lasting. You will not have to change any of the parts on these
cleaners for at least 5 years. With the exception of the rubber tires which
wear out every two years. I have some PoolCleaner now that I haven’t had to
open in over 8 years. And when it comes time to rebuild the cleaner Hayward
makes a kit for it that takes 5 minutes to install and will essentially give
you a new cleaner minus the hoses. You won’t find a better built cleaner than the
PoolCleaner.
The
patented V-Flex Turbine allows the PoolCleaner to pick up large debris without
getting clogged or jammed. A pile of leaves will still stop this cleaner, but
compared to other cleaners that are stopped by a tiny pebble, the PoolCleaner
is unmatched. It is also a geared type cleaner so it won’t get stuck in the
step areas or corners of your pool. It will climb the walls partially and is
not designed to climb to the waterline like the Zodiac MX-8 or Pentair Rebel. This
is not really a negative since 90% of the dirt is on the bottom and 60% of it
is in the deep end of the pool.
It
also features a patented swivel to prevent the hoses from coiling around and
twisting and tangling the cleaner. This is an important feature with a geared
type cleaner. If the swivel is not working, the cleaner will get tangled up on
itself over time. This will happen with the Pentair Rebel and Pentair Warrior
as well as with the older Hayward Navigator cleaners.
Bottom
line, drop one of these in your pool and it will be spotless every day. It
works that well.
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